TY  - JOUR
TI  - Towards a systems model of Coaching for Learning: Empirical lessons from the secondary classroom context
AU  - Wang, Q.
AB  - Objectives: Coaching psychology has been increasingly used in the discourse of education. However, there has been a lack of research systematically looking at the nature of coaching in the learning process from a participatory and systems approach. This study aimed to investigate how coaching, implemented in enquiry-based learning, would make a difference to the knowledge construction process, the development of positive learning dispositions and learning agency in secondary students. Design: An exploratory participatory case study within a prototyping framework was utilised. Methods: One classroom in a mainstream secondary school in south-west England was selected as the case. 30 students participated in three prototypes of enquiry-based learning facilitated by teachers who were specifically trained to be coaches. Semi-structured and narrative interviews, focus group and classroom observations were conducted with two teachers and 30 students. Teachers’ plans and students’ enquiry products were collected in each prototype. Students’ learning power was measured by Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory before and after the three prototypes. Results: The thematic analysis and observational analysis showed that coaching in learning was a complex process in which teachers and students moved along different modes of coaching relationships. Noticeable increases in students’ independence, learning relationships, confidence, and learning agency were documented. However, the Wilcoxon Signed Test did not show any significant increase in learning power dimensions. Conclusions: It could be concluded that the nature of coaching in learning can be captured in the systems model of Coaching for Learning. The model has important implication for facilitating the enquiry-based learning process. The current study has special value in linking coaching and learning more explicitly and extending our understanding of coaching and coaching psychology to the context of secondary education. 
IS  - 1
JO  - International Coaching Psychology Review
PY  - 2013
KW  - Coaching
KW  - secondary education
KW  - enquiry-based learning
KW  - participatory research
KW  - systems thinking.
SP  - 35
UR  - shop.bps.org.uk/publications/publication-by-series/international-coaching-psychology-review/international-coaching-psychology-review-vol-8-no-1-march-2013.html
VL  - 8
LA  - English
ER  -